Rutgers QB Gio Rescigno speaks to reporters after the spring game about attrition at the quarterback position
J.P. Pelzman

Rutgers landed a quarterback for the 2018 season, as three-star recruit Jalen Chatman of California announced on social media Monday that he has committed to Rutgers.

Chatman, a dual-threat quarterback, announced on Twitter he will “further my education and football career at Rutgers University.” Chatman, who attends Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California, just outside Los Angeles, visited Rutgers over the weekend. Chatman reportedly also has received offers from Tulane, Navy, Army and several FCS programs.

Chatman would join a quarterback room that figures to include incoming 2017 freshman Johnathan Lewis of St. Peter’s Prep and Gio Rescigno, a rising junior who enters training camp as the incumbent starter. It’s expected that there will be a three-way battle for the 2017 starting job between Rescigno, Lewis and Louisville graduate transfer Kyle Bolin. Bolin has only one year of eligibility remaining.

The 6-foot, 180-pound Chatman had a prolific junior season in 2016, throwing for 3,926 yards and 52 touchdowns with only nine interceptions. He also rushed for 622 yards and six touchdowns. He committed after an unofficial visit to Rutgers.